Regulation of flowering time: all roads lead to Rome

A Srikanth, M Schmid - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2011 - Springer
Plants undergo a major physiological change as they transition from vegetative growth to
reproductive development. This transition is a result of responses to various endogenous …

Seasonal and developmental timing of flowering

R Amasino - The Plant Journal, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The coordination of the timing of flowering with seasonal and development cues is a critical
life‐history trait that has been shaped by evolution to maximize reproductive success …

Arabidopsis FLL2 promotes liquid–liquid phase separation of polyadenylation complexes

X Fang, L Wang, R Ishikawa, Y Li, M Fiedler, F Liu… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
An important component of cellular biochemistry is the concentration of proteins and nucleic
acids in non-membranous compartments,. These biomolecular condensates are formed …

Cold-induced silencing by long antisense transcripts of an Arabidopsis Polycomb target

S Swiezewski, F Liu, A Magusin, C Dean - Nature, 2009 - nature.com
Transcription in eukaryotic genomes generates an extensive array of non-protein-coding
RNA, the functional significance of which is mostly unknown. We are investigating the link …

Transcriptional co-activator PGC-1α drives the formation of slow-twitch muscle fibres

J Lin, H Wu, PT Tarr, CY Zhang, Z Wu, O Boss… - Nature, 2002 - nature.com
The biochemical basis for the regulation of fibre-type determination in skeletal muscle is not
well understood. In addition to the expression of particular myofibrillar proteins, type I (slow …

FLOWERING LOCUS C Encodes a Novel MADS Domain Protein That Acts as a Repressor of Flowering

SD Michaels, RM Amasino - The Plant Cell, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Winter-annual ecotypes of Arabidopsis are relatively late flowering, unless the flowering of
these ecotypes is promoted by exposure to cold (vernalization). This vernalization …

Regulation of flowering time by the miR156-mediated age pathway

JW Wang - Journal of experimental botany, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Precise flowering time is critical to reproductive success. In response to diverse exogenous
and endogenous cues including age, hormones, photoperiod, and temperature, the floral …

Distinct Roles of CONSTANS Target Genes in Reproductive Development of Arabidopsis

A Samach, H Onouchi, SE Gold, GS Ditta… - Science, 2000 - science.org
In plants, flowering is triggered by endogenous and environmental signals. CONSTANS
(CO) promotes flowering of Arabidopsis in response to day length. Four early target genes of …

The Arabidopsis GAI gene defines a signaling pathway that negatively regulates gibberellin responses

J Peng, P Carol, DE Richards, KE King… - Genes & …, 1997 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The Arabidopsis gai mutant allele confers a reduction in gibberellin (GA) responsiveness.
Here we report the molecular cloning of GAI and a closely related gene GRS. The predicted …

A pair of related genes with antagonistic roles in mediating flowering signals

Y Kobayashi, H Kaya, K Goto, M Iwabuchi, T Araki - Science, 1999 - science.org
Flowering in Arabidopsis is promoted via several interacting pathways. A photoperiod-
dependent pathway relays signals from photoreceptors to a transcription factor gene …